Latest News – Page 864
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NewsSAAB Seaeye extends Panther ROV range
Panther XT Plus, a new ROV with a power to weight ratio claimed to be over double that of its nearest competitor, has been introduced by Saab Seaeye of Fareham in Hampshire UK.
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ECDIS training
Ahead of next year’s introduction of mandatory ECDIS carriage requirements, Transas Marine has launched a new computer based training course (CBT) certified by Germanischer Lloyd.
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NewsMajor refit and upgrade for popular workboat
Scotland’s Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd (MCS) has just completed a major refit and upgrade on its jumbo multicat/dive support vessel MCS Ailsa.
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NewsDouble dry dock facilities popular in Scotland
Repair specialists Dales Marine Services’ expansion of its dry docking capability on Scotland’s east coast earlier this year is delivering results, with the value of contracts generated and dry dock usage both at record levels.
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NewsSafety services provider extends to RIB refurbishment
The UK’s Cosalt Lowestoft branch has completed the refurbishment and servicing of two Fast Rescue Craft used on P&O Cruises'' transatlantic cruise ship the Oceana.
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NewsPlanned maintenance system for Baltic cargo fleet
UK based Marine Software Ltd has recently supplied its Marine Planned Maintenance (MPM) solution to Sweden’s Rederi AB Uman, which will be installed on three Gibraltar flagged general cargo vessels.
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NewsNew tug training package due to launch
Virtual reality training, although usually associated with larger vessels, is becoming more popular with the advent of more complex tugs and workboats.
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NewsTall ship restoration underway on Teesside
The Christian Radich, winner of the Tall Ships Race and star of film and TV, is undergoing an important ‘makeover’ at A&P Tees.
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NewsClass rules for wind farm service vessels
Classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has produced the world’s first class rules which aim to establish uniform standards for the burgeoning fleet of service vessels within the offshore wind farm industry.
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NewsAppeal launched to save historic steamship
One of the UK’s most important historic steamships launched an appeal for survival this month, amid ongoing concerns that Britain’s maritime heritage is in decline.
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NewsBow conversions save money for HADAG
Hamburg ferry and excursion fleet operator HADAG is claiming fuel consumption savings of up to 9% as well as environmental benefits from fitting bulbous bows to some of the small ships in its fleet.
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NewsScunthorpe steels itself for offshore wind expansion
Mumbai based multinational conglomerate Tata Group has become the latest major company to tap into the growing UK offshore wind energy market with plans to invest £1.3m in a processing and distribution centre at their Scunthorpe steel works with a manufacturing hub capable of handling 200,000 tons of steel plate ...
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NewsDivers reach decade of offshore wind farm work
UK based diving and submarine cable contractor Falmouth Divers Ltd is celebrating its first 10 years in the offshore wind sector.
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NewsStinger brings zing to Norwegian Research Institute
Kåre Holthe & Sønner AS of Norway has delivered FF Torra to its new owner, AquaCulture Engineering (ACE), part of the country’s research institution, Sintef.
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NewsDesign award for Dutch fuel cell boat
The recent Maritime Awards Gala in Amsterdam saw the prestigious VNSI Timmers Award 2010 for young maritime designers go to Nico van der Hoeven from Alewijnse Marine Technology B.V. based at Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
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NewsInland cargo vessel gets the ‘M-factor’
The Mercurius Shipping Group, located at Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands, has recently launched a new concept for an inland waterway vessel, called the ‘M-factor’.
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NewsPropulsion specialists make University partnership
Propeller and sterngear manufacturer CJR Propulsion has announced the start of a long term partnership with the University of Southampton, to develop accurate design tools to optimise propeller and sterngear technology for improved performance, fuel efficiency, longevity and reduced vibration.
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NewsNew propeller deal for RNLI Trent Class
Bedfordshire UK based Clements Marine has been appointed to supply propellers to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for the charity’s Trent class Lifeboats.
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NewsEU Hybrid Marine Systems research underway
As part of its ongoing mission to develop and open up the hybrid marine market, the Dutch based specialist, Mastervolt, has become an active member of the HyMar project. Mastervolt are committed pioneers in this field and are determined to pull the market forward.
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NewsDutch wind farm support cats under build
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd has signed a contract for the construction of an initial batch of four Wind Farm Support Catamarans to be built by VeKa Shipbuilding BV at their Jongert yard in the Netherlands.
